Elisha Payne (7 March 1731 – 20 July 1807) was a prominent businessman and political figure in the states of New Hampshire and Vermont following the events of the American Revolution.

The son of a prominent cleric of the same name, Elisha Payne was born in Canterbury, Connecticut, on March 7, 1731.

[5] In 1774 Payne relocated to Orange, New Hampshire, then called Cardigan, where he practiced law, farmed, and operated a successful saw and gristmill.

[15] In 1788 Payne was a delegate to the New Hampshire convention that considered adoption of the United States Constitution and voted for its ratification.

[16] Payne also appears to have been the final clinching vote of the New Hampshire legislature that ultimately ratified the United States Constitution.